Victor Canera
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Notes from the bench — design advice, pavé styles, melee, diamond sizing and color, and how a working jewelry studio approaches each piece.
5 min readPavé styles, part one: bright-cut pavéThe old-school pavé with carved walls and brighter borders.
3 min readPavé styles, part two: modern pavéHow contemporary micro-pavé is set, and where it shines.
5 min readSingle-cut and full-cut melee, explainedWhy the small stones' cut style changes a band's sparkle.
6 min readDiamond color undertonesThe warm and cool casts a grade letter won't tell you.
6 min readChoosing the right-sized diamondFinger, setting, and spread — sizing beyond carat weight.2 min readThe diamond supply chain and the consumerFrom mine to bench — who touches a stone, and why it matters.
3 min readMaking a ring profile uniquely yoursComfort-fit, knife-edge, flat — shaping a shank to the hand.
5 min readThree-stone engagement ring design adviceProportioning center and sides so all three read as one.
3 min readMaking handmade rings budget-friendlyWhere hand fabrication saves money rather than adding it.
2 min readThe importance of a jewelry studioWhat an in-house bench changes about quality control.